Mario del Tránsito Soto Benavides (born July 10, 1950) is a Chilean former football defender who played as a centre back. Career Soto played for his native country in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. In total for his country he played 48 matches scoring 1 goal between 1975 and 1985. Soto is one of the biggest idols of Chilean club Cobreloa. He also played for club football for Chileans CD Magallanes and Unión Española, and Brazilian side Palmeiras. Honours Unión Española Chilean Primera División (1): 1975 Cobreloa Chilean Primera División (3): 1980, 1982, 1985 Lozapenco Chilean Tercera División (1): References External links Mario Soto at MemoriaWanderers Mario Soto at PlaymakerStats Mario Soto at PartidosdeLaRoja 1950 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chile international footballers Chilean Primera División players Deportes Magallanes footballers Unión Española footballers Cobreloa footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Audax Italiano footballers Magallanes footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Tercera División de Chile players 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1975 Copa América players 1979 Copa América players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Brazil Association football defenders Chilean football managers Unión San Felipe managers Santiago Wanderers managers Cobreloa managers Chilean Primera División managers